D.,
If you are nearby, please give me a call to schedule an appointment to go over different pumps with you. As an IBCLC,(lactation consultant), I will properly fit you for your flanges and assist you with making the right choice of your pump purchase or rental based on your milk supply and your baby's needs.
Buying a breastpump off ebay is taking a risk of contamination of bodily fluids, such as HIV, hepatitis B, and CMV, and not recommended. I have also experienced women who purchase used pumps who do not maintain their milk supplies because the pump is worn out and when I use the pressure gauge to test the pressures of the breastpump, the pressures are not right.
Besides the breastpumps, I also carry a handsfree device that allows one to pump without holding the pump pieces. Many working moms can continue to pump in this fashion because they can eat, drink, or read a book while pumping. Even moms using a pump to increase a milk supply, or pumping for a premie really enjoy the ability to pump handsfree.
Amongst the rental pumps, or hospital grade electric pumps which I strongly recommend if experiencing milk supply concerns, the Medela Symphony breastpump is a favorite of the women I work with as an IBCLC. It's research-based to be the closest to a baby's suckle, and it functions gently and quietly. I have the Symphony pumps available for rental, and the vehicle adaptors for all of the Medela breastpumps, too.
Sincerely,
C. Chamblin, RN, APN, IBCLC
Breast 'N Baby Lactation Services, Inc.
525 Tyler Rd., Ste.L-2
St. Charles, IL 60174
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